EdData II: Data for Education Research and Programming (derp) in Africa

The African Linguistic Network
http://theafricanlinguistnetwork.com/
 
This network’s website allows program planners and 
implementers to post jobs and find linguists and language 
experts. 
Country-specific organizations and institutions 
(such 
as university language departments, language 
associations or other groups, and religious institutions) 
Provide expertise in support of language use planning, 
including contextual information, resources, and 
assistance throughout the planning and implementation 
process. 
Education Data for Decision Making 
(EdData II) project 
website
www.eddataglobal.org
 
The USAID EdData II website compiles early grade 
reading and mathematics results—both data sets and 
analysis reports—which can be used to inform 
stakeholders of the state of learning outcomes in various 
languages.
SIL LEAD
http://www.sil-lead.org
 
This organization provides resources, including 
documents, software, and human resources to support 
language planning. SIL LEAD’s linguists and language 
experts can assist in orthography development and 
standardization, materials development, and literacy 
education.
Uwezo website
http://www.uwezo.net
 
Hosts assessment data for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. 
Language mapping, standardization, and selection 
Schroeder, L. (2010). 
The Bantu orthography manual 
(Rev. ed). SIL E-Books 9. 
http://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/87/53/88/875388
32212833420772710640253037052722/52716_BantuOr
thographyManual.pdf
 
Provides guidance on how to develop an orthography in a 
Bantu language. The manual also contains information on 
orthography development that are applicable to any 
language.
Vawda, A. Y., & Patrinos, H. A. (1999).